Step 3: Making the candle
I took the wicks from the candle and hot glued them into the tin.
Then I melted down the candles inside a soup can that was placed in a pot of water.
When it was melted I poured it in around the wicks in the tin.
As the wax was cooling I cut down the wicks to the right size, (about the top of the tin) and took the left over pieces to make more wicks.
I then melted some red crayon wax and mixed it into the candle wax to add some color to it.
To get the wax to cool faster I put it into the freezer for a few minutes.
Then I melted down the candles inside a soup can that was placed in a pot of water.
When it was melted I poured it in around the wicks in the tin.
As the wax was cooling I cut down the wicks to the right size, (about the top of the tin) and took the left over pieces to make more wicks.
I then melted some red crayon wax and mixed it into the candle wax to add some color to it.
To get the wax to cool faster I put it into the freezer for a few minutes.
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cogni
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May 26, 2009. 9:22 PMReply
Good idea about the freezer. If you put any candles in the freezer for half an hour or so, they burn more evenly, even if the freezing happened a while ago.
The Locksmith
in reply to May 16, 2011. 10:06 PMReply
That is fascinating! How does it work?
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careyfisher
in reply to Sep 24, 2012. 4:03 PMReply
I think you open the lid and light a match then light the candle.
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ERCCRE123
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Jul 29, 2009. 5:39 PMReply
when i made mine i wanted to fill up the wax all the way. Forgot to cover the hinge holes with tape and had a huge mess all over my counter
vastly11
in reply to Jul 25, 2010. 11:56 AMReply
I had the same problem :(
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cdousley
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Jul 17, 2009. 9:36 AMReply
i need more Altoids tins!!!! great idea soon I'm going to be packing about five Altoids cans
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